The first Japanese recorded to have set foot in Tibet was a monk, in 1900, seeking a purer version of Buddhism than the one in his homeland. What remained unclear was the route Ekai Kawaguchi ...

Demons form an essential part of the type of Buddhism practiced in Tibet. Derived from the native Tibetan religion, these ...

The monk has changed the lives of hundreds of slum children who, until they met him, were either ragpickers or used to beg on ...

Lobsang Jamyang, a Tibetan monk living in exile in India, dedicated his life to empowering slum children through education.

Despite his release after four years in jail, Gendun Lhundrub remains under strict surveillance and restrictions ...

Right now, Tibetan monks are still at the library located in Warren County. They are continuing work on a world peace sand ...

Since the Dalai Lama’s recognition, Jalue Dorje has spent much of his life training to become a monk, memorizing sacred ...

Jalue Dorje knew it would be the last big party before he joins a monastery in the Himalayan foothills — thousands of miles ...